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Abstract - The fast growth of smartphone and increased demand for social media use has significantly changed
customer expectation .Telecom sector companies are looking different aspect of technology to adopt , so that they can
deliver better service to customers looking to their emerging needs. Digital transformation across each sector is
bringing change around the corporate world. Computerized change is rising as a key driver of major development in
our general surroundings. It can possibly essentially enhance shopper lives and make more extensive societal great,
while giving organizations new open doors for esteem creation. This transformation is providing better consumer lives
with more opportunities for revenue creation . The telecommunication industry is playing a vital role in this
transformation as a key solution provider of worldwide digitization improvement. The broadcast communications
industry is at the front line of this change, both as an industry seeing expansive scale change in its market condition and
as a key driver of overall digitization. Speculation by the media communications industry in innovation and
interoperability has supported a colossal move in data and capital moves through the worldwide economy, while giving
the building squares to the development of altogether new plans of action crosswise over businesses. In parallel, access
to a comprehensively associated organize has engaged a large number of individuals around the globe, by giving them
access to ongoing data, commercial centers and social projects that will have long haul suggestions for personal
satisfaction. Huge investment in telecom sector is providing base of building blocks for globally connected network
which is empowering billions of people throughout the world in terms of real time solution .Again there are many
obstacles such as risk for data security which need to overcome by telecom companies to sustain in the competitive
market .Looking to this current context this chapter focus on recent status on Indian telecom sector & how digital
transformation is going through cloud , IoT , machine learning and data analytics. This chapter also emphasis on
current Standard of Procedure in Telecom Operation such as 4G &5G network, Optic fiber, wifi and it’s Quality
Assertion and Management.
Key Words: Telecom sector, Digital Transformation, Telecom Operation, Network, Smart phone
virtual world by having 700 million internet users of 4.7 who are playing role of catalyst to implement digital efforts
billion global users by 2025. As internet economy will in all units of business. By Use of Digital Technology
reach USD 155 billion in 2018, it is going to contribute company can automate their all process as a result
approx 5 percent to Gross Domestic Product of country. production costs go down. A research by Mckinsey found
Due to Recent Government‟s favorable regulation policies that providing service through digital system increases
for Smart cities & initiatives like to auction for 5G customer satisfaction and also leads to increase in
spectrum in bands like 3,300 MHz and 3400 MHz to revenue[4].Companies must have a clear vision of what
promote Internet of Things, machine to machine they want to do in digital transformation looking to
communications, instant HD video transfer and 4G services customer need and expectation with consideration of own
expanding in the market at very high rate, Indian strengths & weaknesses.
telecommunication sector will have a rapid growth in
2.2 Up-gradation in Network:
upcoming years [2].
To attract the customer and also to retain them, telecom
Again as we know Integrating Digital technology into all
companies are offering high network speed as because it the
areas of business results in fundamental change in standard
requirement of every customer. To go ahead in competitive
of procedure in business operation.
environments and dynamic environment, companies are
So by Digital transformation business can provide better preferring fiber & 5G up gradation. As 4G network is
value to customers & better service delivery .Telecom spreading in both rural and urban areas, telecom companies
sector is in stage of progress in digital transformation. are equipping themselves with state-of-the-art infrastructure
Mainly Telecom Companies are focusing on robust and modern Network enhancements, so that they can
consumer analytics, Digitization of order management, manage in every flexible way to deal with all profitable
implementing simplified IT interfaces & customer self opportunities[5]. Organization need to give importance to
service portals; and business process automation to remain upgrade a network solution that meet their requirements
competitive in market[3]. Now they are giving importance and also they have to calculate impact of up gradation upon
on Cloud, Internet of things (IOT), mobile payments. Major process and customer.
Player in Telecom is surviving by intelligent system and
2.3 Data Analytics:
innovative techniques for their operation & service side.
By use of analytics companies are able to know where
Companies are increasing automation process with help of
capital investments in network can give most Return on
analytics in both customer and network part of operation
Investments. Operators have exact data about usage pattern
which enable for a smooth end user experience with better
of subscribers such as where, when and how they use
time utilization.
mobile handsets. By analyzing data through algorithms,
II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDS operators are able to predict when network overloads is
going to happen and which customers will get affected.
As telecommunications industry is playing a important role With this information about network they are estimating for
in digital transformation for other industry such as possible up gradation so that they can increase satisfaction
healthcare , retail, hospitality , transport and many more. So of customer and also able to retain them [6]. Again by use
telecom sector need to focus on more efforts to become of analytics they are able to withdraw investments where
digital. Again in today‟s competitive market companies they are not getting maximum return in terms of both
need to grow and increase their revenue through customer satisfaction and profit.
digitization. Telecom companies are giving importance to For example telecom operator can reduce the number of
Digitization, up-gradation of network, Advanced Data support calls by 90 percent by implementing sophisticated
Analytics, Machine learning, Automation in process. systems(self-service guides, automatic tips, instant-
2.1 Digitization: messaging chats with artificial intelligence ) to track and
anticipate the problems and provide them solution to solve
Nowadays all telecom companies are implementing digital
problem by their own.
technology both in their service and in the backend process.
Data containing customer details and sales information are 2.4 Machine learning:
linked digitally so that it can be handled in single database. Currently network with small cells are less costly in
Due to this communication with customer are handled comparison to large cell network, including flexibility. This
conveniently by use of apps and messaging system with flexibility enables network operators to reduce or increase
minimal workforce intervention. each cell‟s capacity as per demand. By use of machine
learning companies can adjust wireless networks
To reach this level of capabilities organization need expert
automatically and usage it across network fluctuations. By
skill in data analytics to store perfectly and receives
analyzing subscriber data in machine learning models
maximum data from each and every customer. In current
operator can know which offers customer are going to like
scenario many companies are recruiting chief digital officer
or dislike, so that they can provide customized offer to them
likelihood of switching to a competitor as well as warning refresher Sessions on Call Quality enhancement &
potential customers to stay away from your company. Any Communication tips[18][19]. It‟s a joint initiative from
customers who provides a rating(scoring) of 6 or lower are Quality, Operation & Training to reduce ACHT. This is
considered your detractors, these are the dissatisfied mass only possible when the observers are regularly analyzing
who in turn tend to unhappy with the company and spread the calls(customer service calls only) stored or recorded in
bad word of mouth. NICE portal. It becomes very essential on the part of the
various telecom sectors to note what exactly their
executives are conveying to the customers, starting from the
greeting to the case(call) closure, whether the correct
massage has been provided or not, whether agent had
listened to the customers query properly, whether agent has
been empathetic to the customer, whether proper and
appropriate resolution has been provide the customer, if call
was disconnected by agent or customer, agent level
disconnections(ALD) are marked down as because agents
job is to make the customer satisfy and then it‟s the
(Fig 5- TNPS Parameters) customer who would disconnect the call when he/she finds
a solution, exceptional call disconnections from agent end
is not marked down in case of network connectivity and
Touch Point Net Promoter Score is calculated as stated
other issues[20][21]. The digitalized portal helps to note
below:
TNPS the average call hold and handling time and through regular
screening tries to enhance the call quality by eradicating the
= *100 unnecessary conversation and dead holds[22]. Thus we see
how digitalization is adding values and boning our telecom
What exactly is send to the customers via digital operations.
media(phone, mail, messenger) after they receive a call Steps taken to enhance call operating quality by the help of
from the Inbound or Outbound Team(service call) is as digitalization:
below:
ACHT reduction tips on call handling.
1)First Question Refresher conducted on top call divers.
“On a scale of zero-to-ten, how likely is it that you would Call listening session conducted by training & quality
recommend us (or this product/service/brand) to a friend or team.
colleague?” Convincing skills & soft skill has been imparted for
2)Second Question better communication.
“On a scale of zero to ten, how satisfied are you with the Call Monitoring by operation team.
agent who attended you???” Extraction of TNPS(Touch Point Net Promoter Score)
This provides with actionable items which can be targeted dump(data) & Working Parameters Analysis
for effective process/people/product improvement and Providing TNIs(Training Needs Improvement) on
taking some corrective actions. This will also help to controllable factors
identify the core strengths and competencies of the Identifying process level failure
company as viewed by its customers. Working on ASAT(Agent Satisfaction) Parameter
Internal and External Calibration on calls to find out
the exact drawbacks.
Thus digitalization can help to make more quality in
operation and call quality in real time scenario [23].
VII. CONCLUSION
Universal changes in data connectivity speed and
(Fig 6-Digitalization effect on Telecom operators) increased demand for e-commerce and service have
changed customer demand. People are preferring for more
VI. MECHANISM OF INCREASING CALL QUALITY AND customized demand according to their location and time.
DECREASING ACHT(AVERAGE CALL HOLD AND
This type of development in telecom sector creates new
HANDLING TIME) BY THE HELP OF challenges for telecom operators and vendors. To accelerate
DIGITALIZATION
digital transformation in communication service companies
In order to reduce the Average Call Hold and Handling have to give emphasis on next generation products and
time Telecom sectors are conducting rigorous Audits and advanced digital platforms. There is no doubt that Digital
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